Well, because things always have to go sideways, Mrs. Katz (not her real name) missed her doctor's appointment today. She's an indoor/outdoor cat. When she got sick, she stopped going out. Lately, she started going out again for very short periods and staying close to home. That should be a good thing, right? So last night, she asked to go out and I'm figuring it'll be a few minutes in the back yard. But, no, she skipped town. I should never have told her about the doctor's appointment. Oh, she understands what I say. My girl's no dope. Anyway, I was out calling and looking for her all night. I maybe got three hours of sleep. She looks so bad, these days, I was worried that Animal Control would scoop her up. She finally showed up...just in time to have missed any possibility of going to the vet today.

​Since I'm beat, let's just kick these two out the door on the fifth night of Hanukkah.

There is probably no group that does the Jewish a cappella thing better than Six13. Not sure if they were the first with the annual Hanukkah singles--they probably were--but, even before then, their catalog featured songs appropriate for the holiday.

This year, Six13 finally got around to collecting many of their Hanukkah tracks in one place. "The Chanukah Collection"contains some of their best. "I Light It", "Chanukah Rights", and last year's Taylor Swift "Shake It Off" parody, "Chanukah". What you won't find on the collection is this year's jam--"Watch Me (Spin/Drey-Drey)", a Hanukkah mash-up of music from Silento, Drake, and Cheddar Da Connect. The single appears to be an iTunes exclusive at the moment.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the street, we have the Maccabeats. The Maccabeats blew everyone away with their "Candlelight" video in 2010. I think their was a brief rights skirmish (the song was based on "Dynomite" by Taio Cruz). But, in the end, the Maccabeats had won that battle before it began. People absolutely demanded their "Candlelight". That said, although you could for a bit, I don't think there's anywhere you can purchase the "Candlelight" mp3 anymore.

Like Six13, the Maccabeats released an album this year--hard copy CD and everything. Unlike Six13, "A Maccabeats Hanukkah" features primarily more traditional Hanukkah tunes (done their way, of course), rather than their annual Hanukkah singles. That includes "Latke Recipe", this year's parody of Walk The Moon's "Shut Up And Dance"; not on the album, and, so far, not available as a single. Rights fees are a bee-yotch. But follow along because "Latke Recipe" isn't just a song....it's a recipe. Potato pancakes for everyone!

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